It's been a pretty bad week for Denver-area police. First, there was the video of Denver Police Capt. Joe Black at Coors Field shoving a slightly slurry, jorts-clad, 22-year-old kid who wouldn't obey the officer's order to sit down. That led to an internal investigation and the announcement, via Twitter, that Denver Police Chief Robert White "hears" citizen calls for something to be done about excessive force. The video of the incident went viral, stacking up nearly 250,000 views in less than a week.

It's worth noting that these recent headlines aren't merely isolated incidents: Denver police have a well-documented history of aggressive behavior. The Denver Post compiled some of the more high-profile settlements of the last 12 years, putting the total at nearly $15 million dollars. Here's a small sampling of questionable tactics by local law enforcement that have made their way to video.

July 2014

Editor's Note: This video has been removed by its original source, but you can still watch it here.